Saturday, January 23, 2021
-13 °c
Cornwall
-15 ° Sun
-14 ° Mon
-12 ° Tue
-12 ° Wed
-12 ° Thu
-12 ° Fri

No products in the cart.

download our APP
  • About
    • Contributors
    • Disclaimers
    • Giving back
    • Mission Statement
    • Past Issues
    • Where to Find
    • Call us at 613-935-3763
  • Get The Seeker at Home!
  • Advertise with us!
COVID-19 Response Framework: As of 12:01 AM on December 26, the EOHU region is at the GREY-LOCKDOWN level for 28 days.
  • Home
  • News
  • Leisure & Lifestyle
  • Community & Columnists
  • Events
    • 5 questions with…
  • Disclaimers
  • Merch
No Result
View All Result
The Seeker Newspaper Cornwall
  • Home
  • News
  • Leisure & Lifestyle
  • Community & Columnists
  • Events
    • 5 questions with…
  • Disclaimers
  • Merch
No Result
View All Result
The Seeker Newspaper Cornwall
Home Covid-19

Temporary COVID-19 Testing Centre Opening in Parking Lot at Calypso Waterpark in Limoges

Editorial Board by Editorial Board
September 24, 2020
in Covid-19
Reading Time: 2min read
37 2
24
SHARES
262
VIEWS

The Eastern Ontario Health Unit (EOHU), in partnership with Ontario Health East and paramedics from both Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry and Prescott-Russell, is opening a temporary COVID-19 testing centre in the parking lot of the Calypso waterpark in Limoges. The drive-through testing centre, located just off highway 417 at 2015 Calypso Street, will open on Thursday, September 24th and operate seven days a week from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Testing will be open to everyone over one year old.

“We’re opening the temporary testing centre in Limoges to alleviate the demand at our other testing centres,” says Dr. Paul Roumeliotis, Medical Officer of Health at the EOHU. “The number of individuals coming to our testing centres over the last few weeks has far surpassed our capacity. This new centre will increase access to COVID-19 testing for our region’s residents and shorten wait times.”

You might also like

Confirmed case of COVID-19 at Laggan Public School

Ontario Deploys Rapid Testing to Support COVID-19 Response

CFDC Announces Creation of COVID-19 Business Relief Advisor

The additional testing site will help the EOHU identify cases faster so it can quickly move to isolate them and follow up with their contacts. “As the number of COVID-19 cases across our region and the province increases, having the ability to quickly perform testing and contact tracing will help us once again flatten the curve,” adds Dr. Roumeliotis.

The temporary testing centre in Limoges is the seventh on the EOHU’s territory. If you have COVID-19 symptoms, head to EOHU.ca/coronavirus to find the location, hours and other details of the nearest testing centre.

EOHU changing priority population for testing

Due to the surge in testing volumes in the health unit’s area and across the province, the EOHU is now prioritizing the following populations for COVID-19 testing:

  • Individuals with COVID-19 symptoms
  • Individuals who have been referred by public health due to close contact with a confirmed case of COVID-19
  • Residents or workers in settings that have a COVID-19 outbreak, as identified and informed by their local public health unit
  • Individuals who have been referred by a health care professional or need to get tested to meet Ministry guidelines (e.g. prior to a long-term care home visit)

For more information about COVID-19 testing, please consult EOHU.ca/coronavirus and Ontario’s website at covid-19.ontario.ca.

Author

  • Editorial Board

Next Post

How Fast Does Mesothelioma Progress?

Place YOUR ad here now
Facebook Twitter Instagram Youtube
The Seeker Newspaper is located at 327 Second Street E., Cornwall, ON K6H 1Y8 -- All rights reserved
The Seeker does not accept responsibility for errors, misprints or inaccuracies published within. The opinions and statements of our columnists are not to be presumed as the statements and opinions of The Seeker
ISSN 2562-1750 (Print)

ISSN 2562-1769 (Online)
No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Leisure & Lifestyle
  • Community & Columnists
  • Events
    • 5 questions with…
  • Disclaimers
  • Merch

© 2021 JNews - Premium WordPress news & magazine theme by Jegtheme.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
X
X